第三单元过关检测(时间:90分钟满分:120分).阅读理解(共12小题;每小题2.5分,满分30分)阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。AA young couple decided to get married.As the big day drew nearer and nearer,they both grew nervous because each of them had a problem.The bridegroom decided to ask his father for advice.“Dad,”he said,“I love Lily very much,but I have very smelly feet,so Im afraid that she will not put up with them.” His father said,“All you have to do is wash your feet as often as possible,and you should always wear socks,even when you go to bed.” Well,it seemed a workable solution,the young man thought.The young woman turned to her mother.“Mom,”she said,“My morning breath is so bad that Im afraid my new husband will not want to live in the same room with me.I love him.I cant live without him.”Her mother said,“In the morning,get straight out of bed when you wake up,and head for the bathroom and brush your teeth.Dont say any word before you brush your teeth.”The young woman followed her mothers advice.They were finally married in a wonderful ceremony(仪式).Not forgetting the advice each had received,they carefully spent every day.The husband wore his socks every night and the wife kept her mornings silent;they did quite well until about a month later.Just before dawn(黎明),the husband woke only to find that one of his socks was gone!Thinking of the terrible result,he felt frightened at once.He jumped up and began to search the bed for his sock in a hurry.Of course,this made the wife woken.Without thinking,the wife asked,“What on earth are you doing?”The husband stopped in surprise,and then he cried,“Oh,no!You must have swallowed(吞)my sock!”1.What troubled the young man before he got married?A.His feet had an unpleasant smell.B.He was unprepared for the big day.C.He was too poor to marry the girl.D.His habit was too bad to be known.提示:细节理解题。根据第一段中的“I have very smelly feet,so Im afraid that she will not put up with them.”可知答案。答案:A2.Why did the husband feel frightened?A.Because he forgot to wear the socks.B.Because one of his socks was missing.C.Because his wife might find the truth.D.Because it would disappoint his father.提示:细节理解题。根据第三段原文“Thinking of the terrible result,he felt frightened at once.”可知丈夫之所以害怕并不是因为袜子不见了,而是因为不穿袜子的后果将会很严重:如果不穿袜子,妻子就会知道他脚臭的实情。答案:C3.The husband said the last sentence of the passage because .A.his wife was very hungry in the morningB.his wife often dreamed of eating thingsC.he wanted to have his wife buy new socksD.he found his wifes breath very smelly提示:推理判断题。因为婚后妻子早上刷牙之前从不说话,所以丈夫只知道自己脚臭,并不知道妻子早上口气难闻,偏偏他袜子不见了的这天早上妻子开口说话了,于是他闻到了很难闻的气味,所以他才会认为妻子把他的袜子吃了,否则口气不会如此难闻。答案:D4.What would happen next most probably?A.The wife would leave the husband soon.B.The couple would tell each other the truth.C.The husband would buy a new pair of socks.D.The couples parents would help find the sock.提示:推理判断题。本文是一则幽默故事,主要讲一对新婚夫妇在婚前向对方隐瞒了自己的毛病,婚后一个月内他们俩掩饰得都很好,但终于有一天出现状况。他们彼此深爱对方,所以在这之后最有可能发生的是彼此坦白,说明真相,最后互相谅解。答案:BBIt was Monday.Mrs Smiths dog was hungry,but there was not any meat in the house.Considering that there was no better way,Mrs Smith took a piece of paper,and wrote the following words on it:“Give my dog half a pound of meat.” Then she gave the paper to her dog and said gently “Take this to the butcher(a person whose job is selling meat).And hes going to give you your lunch today.”Holding the piece of paper in its mouth,the dog ran to the butchers.It gave the paper to the butcher.The butcher read it carefully,recognised that it was really the ladys handwriting and soon did it as he was asked to.The dog was very happy,and ate the meat up at once.At noon,the dog came to the shop again.It gave the butcher a piece of paper again.After reading it,he gave it half a pound of meat once more.The next day,the dog came again exactly at noon.And as usual,it brought a piece of paper in the mouth.This time,the butcher did not take a look at paper,and gave the dog its meat,for he had regarded the dog as one of his customers.But,the dog came again at four oclock.And the same thing happened once again.To the butchers more surprise,it came for the third time at six oclock,and brought with it a third piece of paper.The butcher felt a bit puzzled.He said to himself,“This is a small dog.Why does Mrs Smith give it so much meat to eat today?”Looking at the piece of paper,he found that there were not any words on it.5.Why did the butcher give the dog meat every time it came?A.The dog would bite him if he didnt give him meat.B.There was always a piece of paper in the dogs mouth.C.Mrs Smith would pay him on time after the dog ate meat every time.D.The butcher was very kind.提示:由文章内容可知,由于前两次那只狗嘴里含着主人写的纸条,所以屠夫给了那狗所要的肉,后来几次那只狗嘴里都含着一张纸条,但屠夫没看纸条上是否有字,每次都给了那狗所要的肉。答案:B6.It seemed that the dog knew well that the paper Mrs Smith gave it .A.might do it much harmB.was worth many poundsC.would help the butcherD.could do it much good提